The diary of a headband-wearing, Dr. Pepper-loving, southern girl.

It’s Sunday! I’m in Dallas for the weekend, and yesterday I watched my bff and fabulous cohost Neely marry the love of her life! It was a wonderful day, and I’m grateful I got to be a part of their special day! Love you Neely!

Today is the day! It’s our very last Sunday Social. I’m a little sad to see it end, but I’m excited for our new Sunday linkup to debut in November! Y’all will love it!

Today, we are revisiting the very first Sunday Social questions. Introduce your blog!

1. How did you come up with your blog name?My blog name actually came from a post that Neely did on her own blog called “Neely Lately”, where she shared a bunch of random pictures and thoughts about what was going on in her life. I actually copied the post and did my own “Ashley Lately” posts for quite awhile! When it came time for a new name, Ashley Lately just really fit me and my blog very well. I love it!

2. What is your favorite thing about blogging?Hands down my favorite thing about blogging is the friendships I’ve made! I’ve met some amazing girls that I would’ve never met if we didn’t blog! So many people wonder how online friendships can be real, but I have seen how you can meet some of your best friends through your blog. For example, I was maid of honor yesterday in Neely’s wedding! That’s proof right there that blog friendships are real!

3. What is one thing you have discovered because of blogging and now can’t live without?Oh my goodness, SO many things! Twitter, Instagram, The Vintage Pearl, just to name a few!

4. Facebook or Twitter? Why?I’m a big fan of the Twit. It’s short, quick, to the point, and so much fun!

5. If one celeb read your blog, who would you want it to be?Oprah :)

6. What is something you want people to know about your blog?
I want people to know that my blog is me! The person you read about here is the same person you’d meet in person. I’m not trying to be someone I’m not. What you see is what you get!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Thanks again for a wonderful two and a half years! Your support of Sunday Social has been wonderful, and we are truly grateful! Be sure to watch for our new linkup coming in November!

Before we get started, it is with heavy hearts that we announce that next week will be our final Sunday Social. It’s been a fabulous two and a half years of getting social with y’all, and we can’t thank you enough for linking up. But don’t worry, we will have a brand new Sunday linkup coming your way in November! It’s a lot of fun and different, and we know y’all will love it! Please link up with us next week where we revisit the questions from our very FIRST Sunday Social! Thank you again for linking up with us every week. We love you!

1. What is your favorite month and why?I don’t know that I really have a favorite month! February is good because it’s my birthday, but it’s always cold and I don’t do cold very well. I like the summer months though! June and July are always pretty good :)

2. What is your favorite holiday and why?I think Thanksgiving is probably my favorite. My family always has a huge get-together during Thanksgiving! Since I have to work Black Friday, I haven’t been home for Thanksgiving in a couple of years, but hopefully sometime soon I’ll make it home for it!

3. Are you getting the new iPhone, or are you more of an Android person?I got the new iPhone a couple of weeks ago! It’s gold and it’s beautiful! I had the 4S before, so it’s been a big change size-wise, but so far I’m really happy with it! The picture quality is just amazing

4. What is the most thoughtful gift you’ve ever received from someone?
I don’t know! I feel like I’ve received a lot of really thoughtful gifts!

5. What is something you can’t wait to splurge on?
Honestly, I really don’t have an answer to this one either! I just splurged on the new iPhone, so I think that’s going to have to hold me over for awhile!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

These are the original questions from the very first Sunday Social! We thought we should end the same way we started! We’d like for everyone to take one more opportunity to introduce yourself and your blog!

1. How did you come up with your blog name?
2. What is your favorite thing about blogging?
3. What is one thing you have discovered because of blogging and now can’t live without?
4. Facebook or Twitter? Why?
5. If one celeb read your blog, who would you want it to be?
6. What is something you want people to know about your blog?

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Today I’m going to church, and then I’m working at a table for The Vintage Pearl at a bridal fair for the afternoon!

1. What is your favorite magazine to read?
People Magazine is my absolute favorite! I love some good celeb gossip :) I also like Glamour.

2. What is the best thing you’ve seen online lately?
Two of OU’s football players visit Children’s Hospital in OKC every month, and they talk to the kids and play music! There’s a great video of them singing and playing guitar, and it’s so sweet! You should check it out here.via

3. What is your favorite celebrity to follow on Instagram or Twitter?
I love following Jon Acuff on Instagram and Twitter both! He posts a lot of motivational, inspirational stuff, but he also posts some hilarious pictures!

4. Is there one article of clothing no matter what the season you can’t help but love?
Cardigans! I’m cold-natured, so even in the summer I wear them. I know, I’m a weirdo :)

5. Do you prefer email or snail mail?
I like both! I think it is so much fun to get stuff in my mailbox, but email is a great, quick way to talk to someone.

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

1. What is your favorite month and why?
2. What is your favorite holiday and why?
3. Are you getting the new iPhone, or are you more of an Android person?
4. What is the most thoughtful gift you’ve ever received from someone?
5. What is something you can’t wait to splurge on?

1. What is your favorite part of fall?Fall isn’t exactly my favorite. I don’t like colder weather, but I do love that football comes back and it’s socially acceptable for me to drink peppermint hot chocolate from Starbucks!

2. Do you have anything special planned for fall?Neely’s wedding! She gets married in three weeks!

3. What is fall like in your area?Fall in Oklahoma is all about the state fair and football!

4. What is your favorite football team to cheer for (college or professional)?I am a huge fan of football! My favorite teams are OU Sooners and Dallas Cowboys!

5. Do you decorate for fall? Show us pics!
I don’t decorate for fall. Work picks up during the fall, and there’s just no time. I love cute fall decorations though!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

1. What is your favorite magazine to read?
2. What is the best thing you’ve seen online lately?
3. What is your favorite celebrity to follow on Instagram or Twitter?
4. Is there one article of clothing no matter what the season you can’t help but love?
5. Do you prefer email or snail mail?

I think right now, Instagram is my favorite! I love taking and sharing pictures, and I love looking at other people’s pictures too! I think it’s a fun way to share pieces of your life.

3. What made you start a blog?

I started a blog after reading other blogs for about a year. I’ve always loved writing, and I saw a blog as a fun way to document my life. I never imagined I would still be doing this over four years later, and I never imagined I would meet fabulous people and make great friends!

4. What do you feel the most meaningful/special post you’ve written is?

One of my posts that’s special to me is a post called A Temporary Home, where I wrote about foster care. I spent three years working in adoption and foster care, and those things are very special to me, and I loved getting to share that part of my heart with my readers.

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Neely and I are to thankful for everyone who has made Sunday Social so popular! Y’all are THE BEST and we love y’all! We have a fabulous giveaway for everyone who links up today, so enter with the rafflecopter below!

A house, because I’m SO OVER living in an apartment, and…that’s all I’ve got right now.

3. Name a place you would go right now if given a plane ticket to anywhere?

I’m dying to go back to Nashville, AND it doesn’t necessarily require me to get on a plane, so let’s go with that :)

4. What is the most valuable life lesson you’ve learned from blogging?

Most people are really, truly wonderful, but guard your heart and trust your instincts. Not everyone is who they seem.

5. What is the most valuable life lesson you’ve learned from a friend?

Long-distance friendships are hard, but the hard work is worth it in the end.

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

These are all about YOUR blog!

1. Introduce yourself and your blog to us

2. What is your favorite form of Social Media and why?

3. What made you start a blog?

4. What do you feel the most meaningful/special post you’ve written is?

Next week we are celebrating TWO YEARS of Sunday Social! Can you believe it? We love celebrating milestones by giving things away, so if you link up next week, you’ll be entered to win something fabulous!

Hey y’all!Before we get into this week’s questions, I want to say a big Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful Momma! I am so blessed to have an amazing mom, but also a best friend! Love you so much Momma!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of my blogger mom friends too!

This week’s questions just might be some of my favorite ever! They just don’t make tv shows like they used to, and I love going back and watching all of those old shows!1. What was your favorite TGIF show?

There are so many! Full House was probably my favorite, but Boy Meets World was a close second! I also really loved Family Matters and Step By Step.

California Dreams! The great music, the Jake and Tiffany love story…so so good. I love it so much I blogged about it a few years ago here! Saved by the Bell was another favorite that I watched from pretty much the beginning, and I continued all the way through college in reruns, and I own all of the seasons on DVD :)

I was pretty young when these were on, so I don’t really remember much about either one, but I have more memories of Kids Incorporated. Back in middle school, Disney Channel did a big weekend marathon of Mickey Mouse Club with Justin, JC, Ryan, Britney, and Christina, and I LOVED it! I may or may not still have some episodes recorded on VHS :)

Zack Morris hands down! Don’t get me wrong, I loved me some Slater. But Zack…he was definitely one of my big childhood crushes. He was so cute and so sweet, and he loved Kelly so much! It was adorable!

5. Which show would you love to see remade? (For example, Boy Meets World is back as Girl Meets World)

I could go for so many of them! I would love to see what the California Dreams gang is up to now! I would also love Saved by the Bell update! And I don’t know about y’all, but I am really excited about the Boy Meets World revamp! Corey and Topanga were some of my absolute favorites, and I can’t wait to see what they are up to now!

Meet Ashley

20-something southern girl. Never without her iPhone, her big purse of randoms, a Sonic Dr. Pepper, and a big headband. Her priorities are God, her family, and her friends, and she has a heart for adoption and foster care. Loves all things Oklahoma. ...click to read more...